Florida Birth Certificate

[JoannaH]

Folks,

I researched what it would take to change my name and gender marker on my Florida Birth Certificate. I asked three authoritative sources and got three completely different answers. One of the answers included two trips to Florida for court appearances. So I asked my attorney to look into it.

Without any trips to Florida and only two trips to the attorney's office to sign and notarize the paperwork, I got my new Birth Certificate in the mail Friday.

David Jerome is my attorney. He and his Paralegal, Beth Schumacher, did a great job and saved me a lot of money. You can contact them at:

http://www.djeromelaw.com/Index_files/slide0001.htm
info@djeromelaw.com

Beth's Contact Information:
Beth Schumache
Law Offices of David E. Jerome, P.C.
436 N. Center St.
P.O. Box 220
Northville, MI  48167-0220
248/348-4433
248/348-7364 (fax)
BSchumacher@djeromelaw.com

[bullwinklle]

I recently changed my name on a Florida birth certificate as a result of a legal name change (done in Florida as well). About a month after my legal name change was granted, the Office of Vital Statistics sent me a letter saying, "Hey, give us $20 because we updated your birth certificate". Can't change the gender yet, though. It was a bit disappointing that at the bottom they print that the birth certificate was amended because the name was changed from X to Y on so-and-so date...but I do like the idea that you can retcon your birth certificate, so that's better than nothing.

[JoannaH]

My new Female Birth Certificate has an issue date of May 22, 2012. But there is no indication of why it was changed, just that it was issued in 2012 for a birth many years ago.